MiCare Champion Cast

Lucy Ciaramitaro of the MHA is joined by Dr. Renée Branch Canady, PhD, MPA, who serves as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MPHI; a Michigan-based and nationally engaged non-profit public health institute dedicated to advancing population health through public health innovation and collaboration.

Dr. Canady gives us insight into not only health equity - but health inequity: what it is, why it matters, and what resources are available to those who want to create a more inclusive, equitable culture in their lives and work.

Dr. Canady has been recognized as a national thought leader in the areas of health inequities and disparities, cultural competence, and social justice. She has published and presented broadly on these topics and her passion for this work is evident in her personal, academic, and professional life. Dr. Canady has been highly influential in broadening the discussion of health equity and social justice while serving on numerous national boards, review panels, and advisory groups. Dr. Canady has been an outstanding public health advocate, researcher, educator, and facilitator, and is a highly sought after speaker. Her career path has also included serving as Directed of Student Affairs in the College of Nursing at MI State University and Assistant Area Director in the Department of Residence Life at the University of North Carolina. She earned her PhD in Medical Sociology from Michigan State University, a master’s degree in Public Administration from Western Michigan University and a bachelor’s degree in Public Health Nutrition from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

To learn more about MPHI, visit: https://www.mphi.org/

The MiCare Champion Cast features interviews with healthcare policy experts in Michigan on key issues that impact healthcare and the health of communities. On this episode, Lucy Ciaramitaro of the MHA is joined by Dr. Lydia Watson, SVP, chief medical officer (CMO) of MidMichigan Health. The two discuss the COVID-19 pandemic from the perspective of a CMO, from managing the needs of frontline staff to stories of hope and healing throughout some of the most challenging moments of 2020. Later in the show, Dr. Watson de-bunks some commonly told myths about the COVID-19 vaccines.

On this episode, MHA CEO Brian Peters is joined by Ed Ness, president and CEO of Munson Healthcare and the 2020-2021 chair of the MHA Board of Trustees. Their conversation explores the unprecedented challenges that Michigan hospitals faced amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the response of the healthcare community and what’s ahead for championing our state’s hospitals and healthcare providers.

*Please note the data referenced throughout this episode have since changed. For up-to-date information on COVID-19, please visit the state’s website at: https://bit.ly/3aQQGu7​.

Other Resources:

• Munson Healthcare Main website: https://www.munsonhealthcare.org/​

• Munson Healthcare Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/munsonhc/​

• Munson Healthcare Twitter: https://twitter.com/MHC_Amazing​

• Munson Healthcare LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/muns...​

• Munson Healthcare Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/munson_heal...

Approximately 90 women die each year in Michigan during pregnancy, at delivery, and within a year of giving birth, and 44 percent of pregnancy-related deaths are considered preventable.

Today on the MiCare Champion Cast, we’re talking about what Michigan hospitals and physicians are doing to keep moms and babies healthy and safe. The episode features interviews with Frank Anderson, MD, MPH, of the University of Michigan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Brittany Bogan, MHA senior vice president of safety & quality and executive director of the MHA Keystone Center; and Amy Zaagman, executive director of the Michigan Council for Maternal & Child Health.

Resources:

- http://www.mcmch.org/

- https://www.obstetricsinitiative.org/

- https://sites.google.com/miaim.us/miaim

- https://www.mha.org/MHA-Keystone-Center-Patient-Safety-Organization/Member-Access

Michigan's auto no-fault insurance system is under attack in a last-minute effort to dismantle it during lame duck – or the period after an election when outgoing officials are still in office. Today, we talk to Laura Appel, senior vice president and Chief Innovation Officer at the MHA about current auto no-fault benefits and how this lame duck attempt at reform could negatively impact Michigan residents.

Learn more and take action:

https://www.mha.org/Issues-Advocacy/Auto-No-Fault-Insurance

When we think of healthcare, most people think of medicine, nurses, physicians and hospitals. But one major component of modern healthcare is data. By collecting and securely sharing patient data, Michigan hospitals are working to improve efficiency and safety in healthcare for patients.

Today, we talk to Tim Pletcher, executive director of the Michigan Health Information Network (MiHIN) and Jim Lee, the MHA’s vice president of data policy and data analytics about the impact of information sharing on healthcare quality and safety.

Resources:

MiHIN.org

The 2018 midterm election is coming up on Nov. 6. Historically, voter turnout is lower during midterms, compared to presidential elections. However, there are several races in 2018 that will have a big on impact Michiganders’ health and access to care and the hospitals and providers who serve our communities. Today, we talk with Laura Appel, the MHA’s Senior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer, and MHA CEO Brian Peters about the impact elected officials have on healthcare in Michigan and provide information for healthcare workers and advocates as they prepare to head to the polls.

Resources:

https://www.mha.org/Issues-Advocacy/Elections

http://michigan.gov/vote

Michigan hospitals are working in local communities to help people of all ages get healthy and stay healthy both in and out of the hospital. Two new reports – the Economic Impact of Healthcare in Michigan and the Community Benefit Report – demonstrate the substantial role healthcare plays in the well-being of both the state’s residents and its economy.

Today, we talk about some of these efforts with Susan Hawkins, senior vice president of population health, Henry Ford Health System; Katherine Scher, director of population health management, Henry Ford Health System; David Sim, manager of marketing and public relations, Aspirus Ironwood Hospital; and Brian Peters, MHA CEO.

Read the reports:

https://www.mha.org/Newsroom/Publications/Community-Benefit

https://www.mha.org/Newsroom/Publications/Economic-Impact

Last year, we talked about the impact of the opioid crisis in Michigan and what we can do to help. Today, we’re revisiting this important topic as we talk about some of the new steps being taken to help prevent opioid abuse and overuse with Paige Fults, director, advocacy, Michigan Health & Hospital Association; Kim Gaedeke, acting deputy director, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs; and Robert Nolan, DO, director of emergency medicine, Lakeland Health.

Resources:

http://michigan.gov/mimapsinfo

https://www.mha.org/Issues-Advocacy/Opioid-Epidemic

We’re in the middle of a serious flu season in Michigan, so we’re talking about the importance of the flu shot and other vaccines. Veronica McNally of Oakland County, founder of the Franny Strong Foundation, shares her family’s story. Her infant daughter, Francesca Marie, lost her life to pertussis, or whooping cough, and she now works to educate parents about the importance and safety of vaccines. Also, we talk about vaccination rates and dispel common misconceptions with the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services.

Resources:

https://ivaccinate.org/

http://michigan.gov/flu

http://michigan.gov/immunize

https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/

http://frannystrong.org/

http://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/